Millsfield Township, New Hampshire
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Millsfield is an unincorporated township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, U.S.. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part on any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
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History
In 1774, Millsfield was granted to George Boyd and others and contained about 23,200 acres. It was named in honor of Sir Thomas Mills. In 1952, Millsfield was organized for voting purposes.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 117.4 km² (45.3 mi²). 116.4 km² (45.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.77%) is water. The town is bordered to the west by Erving's Location and Odell, to the north by Dixville, to the east by Errol, and to the south by Dummer.
Millsfield has the only road that leads to Erving's Location, the place that (according to the Census) has a population of 1, although that fact is disputed. The road is a dirt road just north of a pond and campground (see picture). The road goes to the north of Mount Kelsey, the highest point in Millsfield at 3472 feet.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 22 people, 8 households, and 5 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.2/km² (0.5/mi²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 8 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.80.
In the township the population was spread out with 13.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 9.1% from 45 to 64, and 45.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 37.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 46.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,375, and the median income for a family was $59,375. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,063. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
